Tehran, Dec 26, IRNA Nine years after the deadly tsunami in the Indian Ocean which killed over 230,000 people and left up to five million homeless, the world states are urged to work together to confront challenges of natural disasters. Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for ...

Tehran, Dec 19, IRNA -- Growth will remain subpar in developing Asia-Pacific countries in 2014, affected by slow recovery, policy uncertainty and protectionism in developed countries, as well as domestic structural impediments, such as growing inequality, according to the latest United Nations macroeconomic projections for the region released in Bangkok ...